Corporate Citizenship in Africa
Subtitle: Lessons from the Past ; Paths to the Future
By: editors, Malcolm McIntosh, Charlotte Middleton
Contributors: McIntosh, Malcolm, editor; Middleton, Charlotte, editor
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781351281768
Subjects: Social responsibility of business; Business ethics; Entreprises; Responsabilité sociale; Morale des affaires
Description: "Corporate citizenship is enmeshed in the debate about Africa's future. Africa is the continent where the social needs are greatest and where the benefits of globalisation have been least felt. What makes corporate citizenship in Africa not only fascinating, but also of critical importance, is that the continent embodies many of the most vexing dilemmas that business faces in attempts to be responsible, ethical and sustainable. This unique collection for the first time brings together in one publication the critical debates, perspectives, experiences and success stories in the emerging field of corporate citizenship in Africa. The book addresses a number of key questions: What research has been conducted on corporate citizenship in Africa over the past ten years? How are the concepts and challenges of corporate citizenship in Africa different, compared to other regions of the world? Which industry sectors are leading in the implementation of corporate citizenship in Africa? What are some of the dilemmas facing companies that are striving to be good corporate citizens in Africa? What are some of the best-practice case studies of companies' corporate citizenship programmes in Africa? What can Africa learn from the rest of the world about corporate citizenship, and what can it teach others? The book acts as a bridge in many ways: between academic theory and business practice; between notions of corporate citizenship originating in developed countries and emerging concepts incubated in a developing-country context; between the experiences of multinationals and the perspectives of small and medium-sized enterprises; between different countries and regions within Africa and around the globe. This publication marks a change in the tide - a groundswell towards a more vigorous debate and robust research agenda on corporate citizenship in Africa. It will be essential reading for all those involved in the rapidly growing corporate responsibility movement."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Part, I Introduction and overview --; title: chapter 1 Corporate citizenship in Africa --; title: Lessons from the Past; Paths to the Future  -- Wayne Visser Malcolm McIntosh Charlotte Middleton; title: chapter 2 Research on corporate citizenship in Africa --; title: A Ten-Year Review (1995-2005)  -- Wayne Visser; title: part, II Leadership and governance --; title: chapter 3 Corporate leadership for economic, social and political change --; title: Lessons from South Africa*  -- Susan A. Lynham Robert G. Taylor Larry M. Dooley Vassi Naidoo; title: chapter 4 Follow the rising polestar --; title: An Examination of the Structures Governing Corporate Citizens in South Africa  -- Angela R. Hansen Victoria Ryan; title: chapter 5 Corporate governance and accountability in Uganda --; title: A Stakeholder Perspective  -- Simeon Wanyama Bruce M. Burton Christine V. Helliar; title: chapter 6 Evading corporate social responsibility through tax avoidance  -- Telita Snyckers; title: part, III Community and environment --; title: chapter 7 The corporate social performance dilemma --; title: Organising for Goal Duality in Low-Income African Markets  -- Niklas Egels-Zandén Markus Kallifatides; title: chapter 8 Grounding African corporate responsibility --; title: Moving the Environment up the Agenda*  -- Karen T.A. Hayes; title: chapter 9 Voluntary initiatives and the path to corporate citizenship --; title: Struggles at the Energy-Environment Interface in South Africa  -- Geoff Stiles Pierre Chantraine; title: part, IV Health and HIV/Aids --; title: chapter 10 The ethical governance of health --; title: A Case Study of Worker Health in Kenyan Floriculture  -- Julia Kilbourne John Porter; title: chapter 11 Corporate citizenship, Aids and Africa --; title: Lessons from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company's Secure the Future tm  -- Kari A. Hartwig Alana Rosenberg Michael Merson; title: chapter 12 De Beers --; title: Managing HIV/AIDS in the Workplace and Beyond  -- Tracey Peterson Julie Shaw; title: part, V Industries and sectors --; title: chapter 13 Can oil corporations positively transform Angola and Equatorial Guinea?  -- A. Puppim de Oliveira Jose H. Ali Saleem; title: chapter 14 Tracking sustainability performance through company reports --; title: A Critical Review of the South African Mining Sector  -- Markus Reichardt Cathy Reichardt; title: chapter 15 The gift of CSR --; title: Power and the Pursuit of Responsibility in the Mining Industry  -- Dinah Rajak; title: chapter 16 The digital divide and CSR in Africa --; title: The Need for Corporate Law Reform  -- Judy N. Muthuri Kiarie Mwaura; title: part, VI Supply chain and SMEs --; title: chapter 17 Up-lifting power --; title: Creating Sustainable Consumer-Driven Supply Chains through Innovative Partnerships in Ghana  -- Suzanne 't Hooft*; title: chapter 18 Women's Gold --; title: Finding a Market for Dagara Shea Butter  -- Corina Beczner Bob Gower Palma Vizzoni; title: chapter 19 Elements of SMEs' policy implementation in sub-Saharan Africa --; title: The Case of Botswana  -- Mengsteab Tesfayohannes; title: part, VII Globalisation and conclusion --; title: chapter 20 An overview of corporate globalisation and the non-globalisation of corporate citizenship in Africa  -- Rogers Tabe Egbe Orock; title: chapter 21 Treading lightly --; title: Creating Harmony and Co-operation in Africa -- Malcolm McIntosh.